Injection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10449303-B2
Application number	US-201615220478-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 27, 2016
Priority date	Nov 24, 2004
Publication date	Oct 22, 2019
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019

Abstract

Injection device comprising a tubular elongated main body, a needle shield slidably arranged in said main body, a needle shield link slidably connected to said needle shield, a enclosure containing medicament arranged in said main body, a needle connected to said enclosure, a plunger operatively arranged to said enclosure for ejecting said medicament through said needle and arranged on its upper part with a number of outwardly extending stop members, spring means arranged to said plunger for operating said plunger, a dose activating means, a needle shield spring surrounding the needle shield link. The invention is characterized in that said injection device further comprises a first tubular member rotationally and slidably arranged inside said needle shield link, said tubular member comprises a number or ridges and protrusions on both its outer and inner surfaces, said ridges and protrusions on the outer surface of the tubular member co-operate with guide members arranged on the inner surface of said needle shield link, said ridges and protrusions on the inner surface of the tubular member co-operate with the outwardly extending stop members of the plunger that said injection device further comprises a second tubular member arranged inside said housing, arranged and designed with a number of ridges and protrusions on its inner and outer surfaces capable of setting and delivering a certain preset dose.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A medicament injection device comprising:
a needle shield;
a cylindrical rotator with at least one mechanical member on a surface of the cylindrical rotator, wherein the at least one mechanical member of the cylindrical rotator is configured to cooperate with at least one mechanical member that is arranged on the needle shield, wherein sliding of the at least one mechanical member of the needle shield on the at least one mechanical member of the cylindrical rotator causes a relative turning action between the cylindrical rotator and the needle shield; and
a plunger arranged with a protrusion for being held by a stop ledge of the cylindrical rotator, the protrusion being configured, by the relative turning action, to move past the stop ledge,
whereby the plunger is free to act on a content of the medicament injection device and therefore to inject a dose of medicament.

2. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
further comprising at least one mechanical member arranged on an edge part of the cylindrical rotator.

3. The medicament injection device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member arranged on the edge part of the cylindrical rotator is formed as a slot.

4. The medicament injection device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member arranged on the edge part of the cylindrical rotator is formed as a slot comprising a straight wall.

5. The medicament injection device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member arranged on the edge part of the cylindrical rotator is formed as a slot comprising a ramped wall.

6. The medicament injection device according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least one mechanical member arranged on the edge part of the cylindrical rotator is configured to cooperate with the at least one mechanical member arranged on the needle shield, so as to cause a relative turning action there between.

7. The medicament injection device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the edge part is formed steplike for providing certain defined distances that the at least one mechanical member is able to move.

8. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member arranged on the cylindrical rotator comprises a slot or groove, on which the at least one mechanical member of the needle shield can slide along, so as to cause the relative turning action there between.

9. The medicament injection device according to claim 8 ,
wherein the slot or groove is arranged with a ramp.

10. The medicament injection device according to claim 9 , wherein when the protrusion passes the ramp, the protrusion cannot move back to an initial position.

11. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member arranged on the cylindrical rotator comprises a protrusion, on which the at least one mechanical member of the needle shield can slide along, so as to cause the relative turning action there between.

12. The medicament injection device according to claim 11 , wherein the protrusion of the at least one mechanical member comprises a flexible protrusion.

13. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member arranged on the cylindrical rotator comprises an inclined ridge or guide, on which the at least one mechanical member of the needle shield can slide along, so as to cause the relative turning action there between.

14. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member arranged on the cylindrical rotator comprises a cam, on which the at least one mechanical member of the needle shield can slide along, so as to cause the relative turning action there between.

15. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member arranged on the cylindrical rotator comprises a ledge, on which the at least one mechanical member of the needle shield can slide along, so as to cause the relative turning action there between.

16. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member is arranged on an internal surface of the cylindrical rotator.

17. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one mechanical member is arranged on an external surface of the cylindrical rotator.

18. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 , wherein the medicament injection device comprises an injector.

19. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the cylindrical rotator is turnable around a center axis and is slidable along the center axis.

20. The medicament injection device according to claim 1 ,
wherein pushing of the needle shield causes the relative turning action between the cylindrical rotator and the needle shield.

Assignees

• Shl Group Ab
• Shl Medical Ag

Inventors

• Olson Stephan
• Brunnberg Lennart

Classifications

• A61M5/3257

  Semi-automatic sleeve extension, i.e. in which triggering of the sleeve extension requires a deliberate action by the user, e.g. manual release of spring-biased extension means · CPC title

• A61M5/3146

  Priming, e.g. purging, reducing backlash or clearance · CPC title

• A61M15/0066

  with means for varying the dose size · CPC title

• A61M5/31563

  interacting with a displaceable stop member · CPC title

• A61M5/3202

  Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps (A61M5/50 takes precedence; for infusion spikes A61M5/1626; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001) · CPC title